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Presentations
BCIRPU has presented lectures throughout the province, as well as across Canada and internationally, on a variety of topics, including the activities of the unit, injury prevention, tracking injuries, injury surveillance and planning community-based injury prevention programs. The following are some of those presentations.
Links are to powerpoint slides or pdf files.
Luke, H. What's Happening to Our Children. A look at child work-related injury claims for the past 10 years. Vancouver, British Columbia. October 2009.
Scott, V. Strategies and Actions for Independent Living (SAIL) Program. Steady As You Go: Nova Scotia Seniors Falls Prevention Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia. March 22, 2007.
Scott, V. What Works in Falls Prevention (plenary speaker). Steady As You Go: Nova Scotia Seniors Falls Prevention Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia. March 21, 2007.
Scott, V. Preventing Falls in the Community - Modifying Built Environments. CHNET-Works! Fireside Chat (telephone and internet conference presentation through the Community Health Research Unit - University of Ottawa) March 9, 2007.
Scott, V. Key topics in care for seniors at risk – What does excellence look like? (Expert panel with Pam Brown, Martha Donnelly and Penny Lane) Excellence in Care for Seniors at Risk: A Leaders’ Forum for Action. Parksville, B.C. March 7, 2007.
Scott, V. Key topics in care for seniors at risk – What does excellence look like? (Expert panel with Pam Brown, Jane Banks and Penny Lane) Excellence in Care for Seniors at Risk: A Leaders’ Forum for Action. Victoria, B.C. March 5, 2007.
Pike, I. & Babul, S. Head Injury Jeopardy. Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference. Vancouver, BC. February 15, 2007.
Pike, I. BC Injury Research and Prevention Initiatives. WHO Falls Prevention Technical Meetings, Victoria, BC. February 12-14, 2007.
Subzwari, S., Desapriya, E., & Pike, I. Vision Screening and Driving. Proceedings of the Canadian Cochrane Collaboration Symposium. Ottawa, ON. February 12-13, 2007.
Scott, V. Intervention, Policies and Sustainability of Falls Prevention (presentation of a background paper for the World Health Organization’s Global Report on Falls Prevention Among Older Persons). World Health Organization’s Fall Prevention Technical Seminar, Victoria, B.C., Feb. 12, 2007.
Scott, V. Falls Prevention in the Assisted Living Environment, Interior Health Authority and InSite Housing, Hospitality, & Health Services Inc. Kelowna, B.C., Jan. 31, 2007.
Scott, V. Strategies and Actions for Independent Living (SAIL). Provincial Home and Community Care Council, Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 15, 2006.
Pike, I. , Smith, D. & Babul, S. The Canadian Injury Prevention and Control Curriculum. Vancouver Island Health Authority. Nanaimo, BC. December 5-7, 2006.
Pike, I., Scott, V., Graham, T. & Herman, M. The Evolution of Seniors' Falls and Injury Prevention in British Columbia, Canada. Australian Falls Prevention Conference 2006. Brisbane, AUS. November 5-7, 2006.
Scott, V. Risk Factors for Injurious Falls Among Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities. Australian Falls Prevention Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Nov. 5-7, 2006.
Scott, V. A Systematic Review of Multifactorial and Functional Mobility Assessment Tools for Fall Risk Among Older Adults in Community, Home Support, Long-Term and Acute Care Settings. Australian Falls Prevention Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Nov. 5-7, 2006.
Scott, V. Strategies and Action for Independent Living (SAIL): The Effectiveness Of A Multifaceted Prevention Program For The Reduction Of Falls And Injury Among Home Support Clients (poster presentation). Australian Falls Prevention Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Nov. 5-7, 2006.
Pike, I. Wellness: The 7 Habits of Highly Healthy People. The Canadian Cancer Society Prevention Forum. PREVENTION - Reducing the Risk of Cancer: In your life. In your community. Invermere, BC. October 25th, 2006.
Pike, I. & Babul, S. Protect your Melon Jeopardy. Annual Mini Med School. Child and Family Research Institute/Faculty of Medicine, UBC. Vancouver, BC. October 11, 2006.
Pike, I. Han, G., Smith, D. & Kinney, J. The Economic Burden of Poisoning in British Columbia. Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres Symposium, North American Congress on Clinical Toxicology. San Francisco, CA. October 6-9, 2006.
Scott, V. “Stepping In” – The Effectiveness of a Collaborative Process for Falls Prevention in Long Term Care Settings. On Solid Ground: Community Conference on Seniors’ Falls Prevention, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 28, 2006.
Scott, V. Prevention of Falls and Injury Among the Elderly. On Solid Ground: Community Conference on Seniors’ Falls Prevention, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 28, 2006.
Pike, I. & Smith, D. Injury Jeopardy. Kamloops Brain Injury Association Conference: Wellness After Brain Injury. Thomson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC. June 22-23, 2006.
Pike, I. Themes, Priorities and Gaps: Chronic Health Conditions, Injury and Health Services. Child and Youth Health Indicators RFA Workshop. National Child and Youth Health Coalition and CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health. Ottawa, ON. May 31-June 1, 2006.
Scott, V. Falls and Injury Prevention Among Older Adults in British Columbia: Clinical Practice Guidelines. University of British Columbia, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology Grand Rounds, Vancouver, BC, May 5, 2006.
Pike, I. & Kinney, J. The Canadian Injury Prevention and Control Curriculum. Interior Health Authority. Kamloops, BC. May 3-5, 2006.
Pike, I. There are No Accidents! The Way Forward for Injury Prevention in BC. BC Ministry of Health Policy Rounds. Victoria, BC. May 2, 2006
Scott, V. National Patient Fall Initiative in Canada. University of South Florida: Transforming Fall Prevention Practices, University of South Florida College of Nursing, Clearwater, Florida, April 25 2006.
Pike, I. Wellness: The 7 Habits of Highly Healthy People. Sparwood Health Community Kick-off Luncheon Keynote Presentation. Sparwood, BC. April 6, 2006.
Scott, V. Falls…Prevention and Management. Post Polio Awareness and Support Society of BC Symposium 2006: Maintaining an Independent and Healthy Lifestyle, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 1, 2006.
Misuse of Child Restraint Seats in Manitoba - Results of 2004 Survey Paper.
(South Africa, 2006; 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion)
Comparison of Motor Vehicle (MV) Non-related Child Restraint Seat (CRS) Injuries with Motor Vehicle-related Child Restraint Seat Injuries in British Columbia -1997-2002. (South Africa, 2006; 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion)
Characteristics of recurrent injury among children in British Columbia.
(Vancouver, 2006; Canadian Public Health Association 97th Annual Conference)
Primary Prevention of Physical Abuse Across the Life Course.
(Vancouver, 2006; Canadian Public Health Association 97th Annual Conference)
The Evolution of Seniors' Falls and Injury Prevention in British Columbia (BC), Canada.
(Brisbane, 2006; Australian Falls Prevention Conference)
The Economic Burden of Poisoning in British Columbia.
(San Francisco, 2006; Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres Symposium, North American Congress on Clinical Toxicology)
Peer Review of the Elderly Fall Prevention Research Portfolio.
(Georgia, 2006; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The Chilliwack Safe Baby Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Halifax, NS, Nov, 2005)
The Evolution of Seniors' Falls Prevention in British Columbia
(Halifax, NS, Nov, 2005)
A Pilot Study on Intentional Assault Injuries in Children Ages 10 to 17 Years, in Canada
(Halifax, NS, Nov, 2005)
Risk Factors for Injurious Falls Among Residents in LTC Facilities
(Halifax, NS, Nov, 2005)
Self harm Cases Presenting BC Children's Hospital 1997-2002
(Halifax, NS, Nov, 2005)
Understanding Mothers’ Efforts to Safeguard Children in the Home Environment
(Halifax, NS, Nov, 2005)
Preventing Hip Fractures (pdf file) Preventing Hip Fractures (powerpoint file)
A presentation on the causes, costs and possible prevention strategies for hip fractures. (Oct 2002)
Using Data to Drive Prevention in your Community
A presentation focusing on the importance of data in supporting effective injury prevention programming and securing funding. Identifies easily accessible and reliable sources of data. Also helps develop a detailed work plan to take back to the community for any given injury prevention program. (Sidney, BC, May, 2001)
Program Evaluation
A presentation aiming to increase knowledge of how evaluation fits into program planning, and instruct on how to identify the steps for evaluating a program. (Sidney, BC, May, 2001)
Making Sense of Injury Data
An examination of the most prevalent methods of looking at injury data, using examples from injury hospitalization and mortality data in British Columbia. (Sidney, BC, May, 2001)
Evidence-Based Injury Prevention: Is it Necessary?
An overview of current injury research practices and a discussion of evidence-based research guidelines. (Sidney, BC, May, 2001)
Epidemiology and Prevention of Falls among Children and Adults
Presentation of analyses on Falls Injuries, current prevention strategies in this field and their effectiveness, as well as a look at direct and indirect costs related to these type of injuries. (Sidney, BC, May, 2001)
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